Buggy-gear



(No Model.)

S. B. SWAN.

BUGGY, GEAR. No. 349,125. Patented Sept. 14, 1886.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL B. SWAN, OF TIPPEOANOE, OHIO.

BUGGY-GEAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 349,125, dated September 14, 1886.

' Application filed February 1, 1886. Serial No. 190,474. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SAMUEL B. SWAN, a citizen of the. United States, residing at Tippecanoe, in the county of Harrison and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Gears; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to runninggear for vehicles; and it consists in the novel features of construction and combination of parts more particularly hereinafter referred to and claimed. i

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a plan View of the forward portion of a running-gear adapted to carry out my invention, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section on the line X X, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a front view, and Fig. 4 is a perspective detail, of the stay-bracket for bracing the perch, supporting the fifth-wheel, and forming the lower pivotal bearing for the axle.

The axle A, bolster B, head-block O, and spring D are of ordinary construction. Therefore a detailed description thereof is deemed unnecessary.

The head-blockis supported by a bracket, F, and a brace, G. The latter is secured to the under side of the head-block and curves downwardly and rearwardly, terminating in a downward extension, 9, longitudinally perforated. The bracket F has an expanded end, f, by which it is secured to the front side .of the head-block, from which it extends forward and downward, thence rearward in a nearly horizontal plane, as at F. The extremity f of the arm F is bent upward to overlap the bent end 9 of the brace, and is longitudinally perforated to coincide with the perforation in said bent end.

The perches E are united by a casting or straps, H, having a forward projection, h, threaded on its outer end. This projection extends through the coinciding openings in the bent ends 5/ f, and serves to swivelly connect the axle'with the perches, to allow of the oscillation of the axle, when the vehicle is traveling over rough ground, without straining the perches 0r king-bolt. A- bushing, g, is interposed between the projection h and the inner walls of the openings in the bent ends 9 f, to strengthen the projection and take up wear between the parts. A nut, h, screwed on the outer side of the projection, prevents the separation of the parts, and bearing on the outer end of the bushing allows a free oscillation of the axle in a vertical direction without any binding. The brace G may be more or less curved, according to the drop of the perch.

The shank z of the clip king-bolt I passes loosely through a vertical opening, a, in the head-block, and is held in place by a nut, c. The lower ends of the clip are united below the axle by a yoke, J, having a depending rod, j, which is in axial line with the shank of the clip king-bolt. The rod 9', passing through an opening in the expanded portion f of the rearward extension, F, of the bracket, is surrounded by a sleeve, K, having a reduced portion, 75, equal to the thickness of the extension F. The enlarged portion of the sleeve comes between the yoke and the extension F, to preserve the relative distance apart of the two.

The half-circle L, composing the upper part of the fifth-wheel, is fixed to the under side of the head-block, and its front portion extends forward and is supported by an arm, F branching from the bracket F. The segments L, composing the lower part of the fifth-wheel, are fixed to the upper side of the bolster on opposite sides of the king-bolt.

It will be seen that the axle has an oscillatory movement in a vertical direction about the king-bolt shank and the rod depending from the yoke J.

It must be observed that the head-block is fixed relative to the brace G and bracket F, and that the axle is located between it and the rear extension, F, of the bracket.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The combination of the head -block, a brace and bracket projecting rearwardly therefrom and swivelly connected with the perch, and the axle located between the head-block and rear extension of the bracket and supported thereby to swing horizontally, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The eombination,with the head-block and the rearwardly-extending brace and bracket, of the axle, a clip king-bolt having its shank projected through the head-block, a yoke uniting the lower ends of the clip, and having a rod depending therefrom in axial line with the king-bolt shank and passing through the rear extension of the bracket, to support the axle and form the axis about which it swings horizontally, and a sleeve on the rod depending from the yoke having reduced ends, the enlarged portion being interposed between the yoke and the rear extension of the bracket, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of the head-block, a rearwardly-extended bracket secured at one end to the head-block, the axle pivotally mounted between said head-block and rear extension of the bracket, a fifth-wheel having its upper part fixed to the head-block and its lower part secured to the axle, and an arm branching forward from the bracket to support the front portion of the upper part of the fifth-wheel, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL SWAN.

\Vitnesses:

J. J. BELLENGSLEY, FLORA B. MOCULLOUGH. 

